Cyber Police Bust Online Gambling Gang with 100 million Turnover

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Cybercrime officers have arrested suspects linked to a major online gambling network that handled more than ฿100 million a year. Assets worth over ฿1.5 million, including cash, gold, luxury goods and electronics, were seized during coordinated raids in Bangkok and Pathum Thani.

The crackdown, led by Pol Lt Gen Trirong Piwpan, Commissioner of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), followed earlier arrests of five people tied to the gambling site “Meerich 99”. Investigators then traced links to two further platforms: tnt69.com, launched in November 2024 with over 37,000 registered players and monthly transactions of about ฿8m, and m.sagame123.com, which went live in June 2025 with over 26,000 players and monthly turnover exceeding ฿6m.

Police said combined financial activity across the sites amounted to more than ฿100m annually.

Raids and Arrests

• Raid 1 – Pathum Thani: Officers stormed a condominium in Rangsit, detaining Supadet, 24, from Sing Buri. He was allegedly responsible for managing money transfers within the gambling network. Police seized computers, mobile phones and bank books, discovering that remote-control software was used to operate the platforms.

• Raid 2 – Don Mueang, Bangkok: Later the same day, police raided a house in an exclusive housing estate, arresting Natthaphat, 22, from Songkhla, and Amarin, 25, from Chanthaburi. Both were accused of overseeing the management of the gambling websites. Officers confiscated computers, 15 mobile phones, 10 bank books, more than ฿600,000 in cash, gold bars, brand-name items, collectible toys and other assets valued at over ฿1.5m.

Charges and Ongoing Probe

The suspects face multiple charges including:

• operating illegal gambling platforms,

• promoting and soliciting gambling online without authorisation, and

• conspiracy to commit money laundering.

All three confessed during questioning, according to police.

Authorities said investigations are continuing to track down other members of the syndicate and to trace and seize further assets linked to the illicit operation.

  Adapted by Asean Now from SiamRath 2025-08-26